Juodkrante town in Curonian spit
Lithuania, Klaipeda region, Curonian spit
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August 14-16, 2009 : morning/day/evening/night
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The Curonian Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf; Russian: Kуршский залив, Lithuanian: Kuršių Marios, Polish: Zalew Kuroński, German: Kurisches Haff) is separated from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit.
In the 13th century, the area around the lagoon was part of the ancestral lands of the Curonians and Old Prussian people. Later it bordered the historical region of Lithuania Minor. At the northern end of the Spit, there is a passage to the Baltic Sea, and the place was chosen by the Teutonic Knights in 1252 to found Memelburg castle and the city of Memel. The town is officially called Klaipėda since 1923 when the Memel Territory was separated from the German Empire.
As the new Interwar border, the river that flows into the Curonian Lagoon near Rusnė (German: Ruß) was chosen. The river’s lower 120km in Germany were called die Memel by Germans, while the upper part located in Lithuania was known as Nemunas River. The border also separated the peninsula near the small holiday resort of Nida, Lithuania (German: Nidden); the southern part of the Spit and the Lagoon remained in Germany until 1945.
This border remains today, as after World War II, the southern end of the Spit and the German area south of the river, the part of East Prussia with the town Königsberg located in Sambia, became part an exclave of Russia called Kaliningrad Oblast.
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brian pendrey
beautiful night shot
DanaMS
Beautiful, great mood!
Antanas replied
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Tom Broderick IPA
great night shot antanas. tom
valzart
Aww thiz iz brilliant sweetheART ‘they ALL are lol! … ;} happy hippy hugglez
Al Bourassa
Terrific night shot.
katarina86
very nice
photosan
beautiful night shot…
robpixaday
WOW!!!!
There’s so much detail and it’s nighttime! Really really wonderful!!!!!
And the colors are lovely…....!
Steven Agius
Excellent night capture Antanas.
cherylc1
stunning capture Antanas!!
Joanne Bradley
What a beautiful night time scene! The sky is amazing and I really like all the lights as well.
sfmilner
Greetings Antanas; Beautifully captured !
steve
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Farras Abdelnour
what a beautiful mood!
Antanas replied
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Els Steutel
perfect nightshot:)
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Kofoed
Oh, what a lovely night shot. Gorgeous sky.
Carol Barona
Gorgeous night capture! so beautiful!
Anthea Slade
Wow Antanas there is amazing light and atmosphere in this shot. Beautiful capture.
Shulie1
It’s beautiful!
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ccwri
Gorgeous lighting!!
Evita
♥ Beautiful capture Antanas !! :D ♥
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Marvin Collins
Beautiful!!
Martina Fagan
A lovely capture
Eugenio
:)) Excellent capture !!
Mrswillow
This is so effective with the human element on the land with street lights and such and above the overwhelming beauty of the power of Nature. A wonderful image Antanas!
Tom Gomez
Great night shot Antanas …
coppertrees
Beautifully done Antanas,smiles and laughter your way.
Hans Kawitzki
Great night shot with still plenty of details in the sky
lightsmith
It’s an intriguing image – vibrant and exciting, mysterious and engaging. A great capture all round.
reflector
A great night capture ! Nice catch of the night skies !
roseduggan
Wonderful work Antanas :)).
John Peel
Just marvellous, Antanas
banrai
wonderful scenic photos these days… another fine one, Antanas
Robin Webster
Beautiful with the lights in the foreground and the wonderful hillside and awesome sky behind!
PPPhotoArt
wow Antanas now this is the kind of night shot I would like to have!!! very very beautiful!!!
Lori Peters
A beautiufl place and great picture, Antanas. xo
Antanas replied
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Bootiewootsy
Beautiful Night Scene…
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anandbakshi
Very Nice…........
Trudi's Images
Great lighting and colours Antanas
Catherine Veal
This is beautiful Antanas a lovely night shot. I take it you are on holiday. Enjoy, and a fave for me.x
Antanas replied
Yes, but only few day
sonjas
wow
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SharonAHenson
Beautiful night shot !
rasnidreamer
What a fabulous night image Antanas. Just beautiful!
Lucindawind
fabulous !
doreen01
Simply wonderful image!!!
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JonRussell
Stunning work!
Vincent James
Such a creative night shot with great mood. Brilliant.
jacquei
So beautiful with the soft glow of the lights against the dark landscape…such a pretty night time shot…...........jacquei
roseduggan
great mood!a wonderful night shot :)).
daffodil
Fantastic night scene with a gorgeous lighting !
Bravo Antanas !
clickinhistory
real feeling of the night drawing in on humanity in this, love the green lights running through this
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TomBaumker
Beautiful capture my friend…Tom
Keith Reesor
Beautiful capture!! :)
the6tees
Awesome Night shot Antanas!!!
CraigsMom
Wow, everything about this is stunning. I especially love the clouds!
kalaryder
Nice night shot
KarenKSmith
WOW WOW and WOW…brilliant night composition. This whole series and history are most excellent:))))